arrive

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to reach a destination

   We finally arrived back home.

2. 2
   verb

   to succeed in a big way

   I had finally arrived when I got the corner office.

3. 3
   verb

   To reach; to get to a certain place.

   We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.

4. 4
   verb

   To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.

   He had finally arrived on Broadway.

5. 5
   verb

   To come; said of time.

   The time has arrived for us to depart.

6. 6
   verb

   To happen or occur.

   Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.

7. 7
   verb

   To reach; to come to.

   Ere he arrive the happy isle.

8. 8
   verb

   To bring to shore.

   and made the sea-trod ship arrive them

Etymology

From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome. For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).